You may not fully appreciate this unless you are from my former
home State of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations.

As mentioned here before, twice-convicted former Providence
Mayor Vincent “Buddy” Cianci not only is
running for Mayor a third time (as an Independent), he is
leading in the polls. Buddy’s first conviction...

I saw this bumper sticker over Labor Day weekend in downtown Providence, in my former home State of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations. My wife had seen one on a different car a couple of days earlier.

Former Mayor Vincent “Buddy” Cianci has been covered here before regarding his conviction under the Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act.

In his first act as Mayor of Providence, Buddy resigned in 1984 after being convicted of assaulting his wife’s alleged paramour with a fire log and lit cigarette. (Seriously.)

Buddy had a comeback but in 2002 was convicted of running a criminal enterprise, namely, Providence City Hall. Cianci was found not guilty of 26 specific criminal charges. The only charge on which he was convicted was RICO conspiracy.

Buddy has been out of federal prison for several years, and has a very successful radio show. He is still adored by many, regardless of his legal problems. He is a natural retail politician.

Politics is in Buddy’s soul, and he’s running for Mayor again as an Independent:

When the town council proposed handing off issuance of concealed
carry permits to the State Attorney General’s office, town
residents feared this would be the first step in making it harder
to obtain permits. And the town is revolting against the
move...

One thing you have to remember about Obamacare is that much of
the financial pain, such as steep penalties, is back ended so that
by the time people wake up to reality, the law has been operating
for years and it’s too late.

As we have pointed out until we were Blue in the face, the toxic
combination of union and Democratic control of almost every aspect
of Rhode Island has created
an economic death spiral in which Rhode Island has the highest
unemployment in the nation and is losing population.

For perhaps the first time in recent memory, the Rhode Island
General Assembly will consider legislation that could have a
profound positive impact on the lives of virtually all residents
and businesses in the state.

Rhode Island families are being torn apart. Parents, children,
and siblings are being driven out of the...